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The Culture of Britain and America

The Culture of Britain and America. The Syllabus. 1. INTRODUCTION The aim of the course The organization The assessment The reference The course expectation. Group divisions 2. GEOGRAPHY and DEMOGRAPHICS OF BRITAIN AND AMERICA

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The Culture of Britain and America

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  1. The Culture of Britain and America

  2. The Syllabus 1. INTRODUCTION The aim of the course The organization The assessment The reference The course expectation. Group divisions 2. GEOGRAPHY and DEMOGRAPHICS OF BRITAIN AND AMERICA Map, Climate, Land ,Settlement, Environment, population, language, flag, anthem. -Britain: England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland -The United states of America The division of the regions, and the states.

  3. 3. HISTORY OF BRITAIN AND AMERICA -America: -Native American and European Contact -Independence and Expansion -Civil War and Reconstruction Era -Industrialization -World war I, great depression and world war II -Cold war and civil right era. -Contemporary Era. -Britain: - Before and after the Acts of Union 1707 4. COUNTRY & PEOPLE The characteristics of the nations and states, characteristic of the people in different regions, some tourism objects and places, foods/cuisine, fashion and dress, sports. -The four nations of UK: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland -50 states in USA

  4. 5. IDENTITY in BRITAIN AND AMERICA -Ethnic and race Identity (Native and Non-native)/origin -The Family and social Class -Men and Women Role -Religious Identity 6. ATTITUDES OF THE PEOPLE IN BRITAIN AND AMERICA -Stereotypes -Multiculturalism -The love of nature -Formality and informality -Public spiritedness -Privacy and sex

  5. 7. Mid Semester Test -Review of the materials. 8. MANNERS in BRITAIN AND AMERICA Manners, Social rules, Rights in society. 9. Sociological Issues in Britain and America Gun ownership, Race relation, marriage and divorce, drugs and alcohol, housing, living arrangement 10. GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM AND POLITICAL LIFE -Public Attitude to Politics -The Style of Democracy -The Party System and election -The cabinet -The local and federal government -Foreign policy

  6. 11. EDUCATION SYSTEM -The British and American Education System -Private Education -The National Curriculum School Atmosphere 12. Arts -Literature -Music -Building Architecture -Media 13. REVIEW

  7. References Behr, Peter. 2009. Outline of the U.S. Economy. Washington: United States Department of State Birdsall, Stephen. 1992. Outline of American Geography. Washington: United States Department of State Rodrick, Anne Baltz. 2004. The History of Great Britain. USA: the Greenwood Press Targonski, Rosalie. 2000. Outline of the U.S. Government. Washington: United States Department of State VanSpanckeren, Kathryn. 2001. Outline of American Literature. Washington: United States Department of State http://usinfo.state.gov/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States http://www.britannia.com/history/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain

  8. Evaluation and assessment • Class participation • Assignments • Presentations • Mid-semester test and Semester test.

  9. Rules of the class • No sandals/slippers • No hand-phone in the class • Message/call, email before absence • To attend the semester test, the attendance minimum requirement= 75%

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